Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-12-28
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A ALARas number Of Chinese are return
ing from the western states to China, vie
tho Canadi, IN Pacihc. Every steamer sail.
ing from Vancouver, British Co!un nbia,
takes . number Of Cslestials returning
home. Those returnin to China from
New York and eastern points crossed the
Atlantic to i verpool and thence by thu
Oriental On Paci6c Mail steamers around
the Horn TO Hong Kong. Arrangements
have been completed with the Dominion
novesnmsnt h1 which they are bonded on
entering Canada, IND remain In charge Or
an oficlal Of the road until safely placed
on board the steamer at Vancouver, the
company holding itself responsible for
their leaving the country In the sum Of
$50.
The committee Of gentlemen what have
charge Of the fund TO purchase an pre-
sent resi- lence to the vi low OF the late
Gen. W. s. Hancock expects that the
amount necessary will be subscribed inn
mediately. It is stated that SIS, 900 has
been subscribed in various amounts BY
friends Of the late general, and the COM
mittee hopes to secure the remainder re.
quired in time 70 present Mrs. Hancock
with the house that has been selected dur.
ing the holidays.
THE Joliet Illinois Water Works com.
pany, which il digging mains an blasting
through rocks. left it, powder exposed
where the boys who always infsst the
streets could steal it. A crowd OF young
boys stole aquart can full Of the explosive,
nd npsv kod k1,o IL hA
result OF which was the blowing up Of the
entire crowd. Tho can exploded with
terrific force, hurting al three forty feet
away. One boy was terribly injured, bis
face being burned to . crisp, his eyes
blown out. hair burned OF, skin taken OF,
and clothes burned from his body.
A NEGRO, Of Carthage, Texas, Jessie
Jones, and 10 wife sep rated about three
weeks ago, and ;spute arose about the
distribution of their effects. Jones, it Is
said, proposed to his wife that il she would
meet him at certain place he would give
her all that she was entitled to. and the
story goes that she met him. and in place
Of getting her effects got her throat cut
from ear to ear. After committing this
terrible de d her slayer stuffed her into
hollow log. Fearing that she might be
found he took her from the log and threw
her into the river, where she was found
floating.
AZ Axe Ia Chspelle 5000 persons went
in procession to niehgboring shrine and
prayed for the crown prince. Two lighted
candles. each wighing fifty-six pounds
(denoting the princes age) were borne BY
gills dressed In white.
ADvIcEs from Sidney. N. s. w., state
that the French commander Of New He
brides has been ordered by his government
TO evacuate the island in January. A
French company is buying land from the
natives Of New Hebrides for the purpose
OF establishing trading stations.
TIE Duke OF Connaught will assume
command in Ireland in April.
SENATOR SHERMAN has sail to inquir.
ers that he was still candidate in the
sense Of being ready 10 receive the nomina-
tion, and he was perfectly wiling to allow
his friends to uss oil honorable and rea.
eonable means 10 secure it Tor him. Tho
belief among b fri .nds is that Le means
his speech against the presi dents message,
which he has announced for the first op.
portuniiy to deliver in tho senate after the
holidays, TO be the platform on which his
candidacy 10 10 stand. He will review the
whole subject of the tariff and the redu,-
tion OF the revenue in a careful and elabo.
70 manner. and state in detail his own
views ON the way the reduction is to be
accomplished.
THERE y now in the Kansas penitsn.
tiary, under tho name OF James Leonard,
man who has committed mora burglar.
lee in his time and done time in more
prisons than any Of his ''profssh" now
torious ''Nosey" O'Brien, . clever pick.
pocket, sneak. thief and safe blower.